Haryana assembly election, May 1996
The 8th Haryana legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
90
46 needed for a majority
Largest party
HVP
33 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
2,527
91 women, 4 elected
Turnout
67.89%
75.7 lakh of 1.12 cr
The house
90 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- HVP33
- SAP24
- BJP11
- IND10
- INC9
- AIICT3
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Haryana assembly election (1991)
INC
-42
HVP
+21
JP
-16
BJP
+9
IND
+5
JD
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVPHaryana Vikas Party | 33 | +21 | 65 | 32.7% | 17,16,572 | 22.66% | +10.12 | 7 |
| SAPSAP | 24 | — | 89 | 20.9% | 15,57,914 | 20.57% | — | 32 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 11 | +9 | 25 | 29.0% | 6,72,558 | 8.88% | -0.55 | 3 |
| INDIndependent | 10 | +5 | 1942 | 0.7% | 11,71,618 | 15.47% | +1.75 | 1921 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 9 | -42 | 90 | 20.8% | 15,76,882 | 20.82% | -12.91 | 35 |
| AIICTAIICT | 3 | — | 62 | 4.7% | 2,42,638 | 3.20% | — | 56 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | -1 | 67 | 7.2% | 4,11,763 | 5.44% | +3.11 | 61 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | — | 26 | 3.3% | 69,246 | 0.91% | — | 25 |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | -3 | 47 | 1.6% | 63,939 | 0.84% | -3.64 | 47 |
| JHMJHM | 0 | — | 18 | 2.2% | 31,060 | 0.41% | — | 17 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.3% | 18,289 | 0.24% | +0.01 | 9 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.8% | 13,911 | 0.18% | -0.63 | 8 |
| JPJP | 0 | -16 | 26 | 0.5% | 10,272 | 0.14% | -21.90 | 26 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | — | 17 | 0.5% | 6,700 | 0.09% | — | 17 |
| ARSARS | 0 | — | 4 | 0.7% | 2,583 | 0.03% | — | 4 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | — | 10 | 0.2% | 1,852 | 0.02% | — | 10 |
| BSPABSPA | 0 | — | 3 | 0.6% | 1,257 | 0.02% | — | 3 |
| ABJSABJS | 0 | — | 3 | 0.4% | 1,180 | 0.02% | — | 3 |
| BHJSBHJS | 0 | — | 5 | 0.3% | 1,067 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| RKPRKP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.3% | 734 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4% | 560 | 0.01% | +0.01 | 2 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6% | 414 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 1 |
| JSTPJSTP | 0 | — | 2 | 0.2% | 377 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| BKDJBKDJ | 0 | — | 2 | 0.1% | 174 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 174 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Haryana at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of May 1996
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOHARU | Haryana | HVPSOMVIR SINGH | SAPHIRANAND ARYA | 36,43344.33% |
| SONEPAT | Haryana | INDDEV RAJ DEWAN | SPOM PARKASH S/O HARI SINGH | 37,14041.76% |
| BAWANI KHERA | Haryana | HVPJAGAN NATH S/O GUR DAYAL | SAPRAGHVIR SINGH RANGA | 30,53439.37% |
| ROHTAK | Haryana | HVPSHRI KISHAN DASS | INCSUBHASH BATRA | 32,81837.43% |
| BADHRA | Haryana | HVPNRIPENDER | SAPRAVINDER | 27,42734.48% |
| HANSI | Haryana | HVPATTAR SINGH | INCAMIR CHAND S/O HAR GOBIND | 28,67133.53% |
| BALLABGARH | Haryana | BJPANAND KUMAR | INCRAJENDER S/O GAJ RAJ | 32,16333.30% |
| PALWAL | Haryana | HVPKARAN SINGH DALAL | BSPSUBHASH CHAUDHARY | 26,38733.22% |
| BHIWANI | Haryana | HVPRAM BHAJAN | INCSHIV KUMAR S/O KEDAR NATH | 24,87233.03% |
| FARIDABAD | Haryana | BJPCHANDER | INCA.C. CHAUDHARY | 34,40726.99% |
Closest results of May 1996
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHARAUNDA | Haryana | BJPRAMESH S/O SULEKH CHAND | SAPRAMESH KUMAR RANA S/O JAGPAL SINGH | 110.01% |
| DARBA KALAN | Haryana | SAPVIDYA DEVI | HVPPRAHLAD SINGH | 1940.20% |
| MEHAM | Haryana | SAPBALBIR | INCANAND SINGH | 2570.34% |
| GHIRAI | Haryana | HVPKANWAL SINGH | INDCHHATAR PAL SINGH | 3260.41% |
| CHHACHHRAULI | Haryana | INDAKRAM KHAN | BSPAMAN KUMAR | 3770.43% |
| NARWANA | Haryana | INCRANDEEP SINGH | HVPJAI PARKASH | 8490.98% |
| GOHANA | Haryana | HVPJAGBIR SINGH | SAPKISHAN SINGH | 8721.10% |
| BAHADURGARH | Haryana | SAPNAFE SINGH S/O UMRAO SINGH | HVPRAJ PAL | 8981.10% |
| NAULTHA | Haryana | HVPBIJENDER | SAPSATBIR SINGH KADIAN | 1,1231.42% |
| PUNDRI | Haryana | INDNARENDRA SHARMA | INCISHWAR SINGH | 1,2311.45% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Haryana assembly election, May 1996?
Haryana Vikas Party won 33 of 90 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Haryana assembly election, May 1996?
Turnout was 67.89% — 75.7 lakh of 1.12 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Haryana assembly election, May 1996?
2,527 candidates contested 90 seats.